In this meeting, the visiting goal is defended by Sergei Bobrovsky. This is the 698th game of his NHL career for this goaltender. Thus, he overtook Evgeni Nabokov (697 matches) in the number of matches played and took second place among Russian goalkeepers according to this indicator in the history of the league.
The record for this indicator among Russians belongs to Nikolai Khabibulin, who has 799 matches.
This season, Bobrovsky has played in 56 games, won 34 times, posted five shutouts and recorded 91.3 percent of his shots.
Florida currently sits in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 101 points after 77 games.
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